Re:Cathay CEO lists self instead of giving names to CCP
by dnautics on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @10:37AM
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> Last week, Cathay Pacific had told its staff it would not stop them joining the pro-democracy demonstrations currently sweeping Hong Kong.
> But on Monday, Mr Hogg warned staff they could be fired if they "support or participate in illegal protests".
Not sure that's contradictory. You're allowed to go to the legal protests, but you'll get fired if you do something illegal.
Re:Cathay CEO lists self instead of giving names to CCP
by joelx on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @04:49PM
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I think it is valid to check the sources... However let's not get bogged down in the details and forget that a gigantic totalitarian nation is crushing the human rights of its citizens and trying to subvert the human rights of people in other nations. We must take action!
The tree of liberty must be periodically watered with blood of Patriots and Tyrants.
Instead we have comments like this from the Independent:
> [Cathay Pacific] said it would comply with a directive from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), which ban any employees who took part in the protests from working on mainland China-bound flights.
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/cathay-...
and from the BBC:
> Last week, Cathay Pacific had told its staff it would not stop them joining the pro-democracy demonstrations currently sweeping Hong Kong.
> But on Monday, Mr Hogg warned staff they could be fired if they "support or participate in illegal protests".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49367949
It is certainly possible this is true, but I find it troubling this story is at the top of HN without other reliable sources backing it up.